Miss Grand South Africa

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Miss Grand South Africa
FormationSeptember 17, 2015;8 years ago (2015-09-17)
FounderAnel de Swardt
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Pretoria
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
English
National Director
Lenie Pieterse
Parent organization
Maggy-Dee Productions (2017 – Present)
Miss Grand South Africa licensee timeline
Miss Grand South Africa

Miss Grand South Africa is an annual female beauty pageant in South Africa founded in 2015 by Commonwealth Pageant South Africa, led by Anel de Swardt, [1] [2] aiming to select the country representative to compete in its parent contest Miss Grand International. [1] [3] The license was transferred to Zee World in 2016, [3] and later to Maggy-Dee Productions, led by Miss Grand South Africa 2015 "Lenie Pieterse" who currently owns and runs the contest since 2017. [4] [5]

Contents

South Africa got placements at Miss Grand International twice including top 20 finalists by "Belinde Schreuder" in 2019 and the fourth runner-up by "Jeanè Van Dam" in 2021. [6] [7] [8]

History

South Africa made its debutant at Miss Grand International in 2015 by Magdalena Lenie Pieterse, who had been serving as the director of the Miss Grand South Africa beauty contest since 2017. After winning the 2015 title at the parallel contest of the Commonwealth Pageant South Africa, Miss & Mrs. Grand South Africa 2015–16, held in the Lyric Theatre at Gold Reef City amusement park of Johannesburg on 17 September 2015, [1] [2] Pieterse entered the Miss Grand International 2015 world final round in Bangkok, Thailand, [1] then became the director of the national preliminary contest for such an international pageant two years later.

In 2016, An English-Bollywood TV channel in Johannesburg, Zee World, obtained one year license for the Miss Grand International 2016, [3] the national contest was held on 6 August 2016 at Atterbury Theatre in Pretoria featuring 6 national finalists, in which Caitlin Harty, a professional model based in Johannesburg, was announced as the titleholder. [3] [9] However, Zee World lost the license to Magdalena Pieterse in the following year. Under the direction of Pieterse, her first affiliated titleholder, Yajna Debideen, was appointed to the position instead of conducting the national contest. [4] [5] Debideen was the first runner-up Miss Supranational South Africa 2017. [4] [5]

In the following year, the organizer company, Maggy-Dee Productions, was founded by Pieterse, and became responsible for managing the national contest. [10] The first pageant under the direction of such an organ took place on 4 August 2018 at Atterbury Theatre in Pretoria, and the contest has been held annually since then. [10] [11] [12] South Africa got placements twice at the Miss Grand International contest, including Top 20 finalists by Belinde Schreuder in 2019 and the fourth runner-up by Jeanè Van Dam in 2021. [8] [13]

Since acquiring the license, the Miss Grand South Africa pageant, under the direction of Lenie Pieterse, has been aiming to empower women with the knowledge to bring about changes to communities in need by becoming a charity and cultural ambassador within South Africa. [11] Several national finalists are currently working with the local non-profit organizations (NGOs) or providing the necessities support for those organs. [11] [14] [15] For instance, the 2021 finalist, Storm Hurlbatt, an established financial advisor, who created the MakeNoise360 campaign to change the culture of violence and injustice in society. [15] as well as Genive Trimble, the other 2021 finalist, who is affiliated with the Humanitarian Empowerment Fund, the organization that was founded to holistically change and empower communities, families, and industries through helping with food supply, security, education, and rehabilitation. [11]

Editions

Date and venue

Miss Grand South Africa Editions
YearEditionDateVenueHost provinceEntrantsRef.
2015 1th11 SeptemberLyric Theatre of Gold Reef City amusement park, Johannesburg Gauteng 8 [1] [2]
2016 2nd6 AugustAtterbury Theatre, Pretoria 6 [3] [9]
20183rd4 August14 [10]
2019 4th25 May10 [16]
20205th30 AugustThe event was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.14 [17]
20216th14 AugustAtterbury Theatre, Pretoria Gauteng 26 [11]
2022 7th9 JulyLake Umuzi Waterfront Hotel, Secunda Mpumalanga 38 [18] [19]
2023 8th22 JulyAtterbury Theatre, Pretoria Gauteng 25 [20] [21]
2024 9th1 JuneTheatre of Marcellus, Emperors Palace, Johannesburg 32 [22] : 4 

Competition result

YearMiss Grand South AfricaRunners-upRef.
1st Runner-up2nd Runner-up3rd Runner-up4th Runner-up
2015Magdalena Pieterse [α] Danielle LeachRina van SchalkwykNot AwardedNot Awarded [1]
2016Caitlin HartyPrecious KhozaThando TsianeNot AwardedNot Awarded [3] [9]
2018Misha ChristieNatasché DanielsRefentse Fensi MoleheNedien AndrewsRhulani Mathevula [23]
2019Belinde Schreuder [γ] Jeané Van DamPhomolo Bianca TjieBeauron JuliesShaleen de Witt [8] [16]
2020Anronet RoelofszNompumelelo MalindiSthabile MnyanduNot AwardedNot Awarded [24]
2021Jeanè Van DamLu Juan MzykDanielle Van ZylGenive TrimbleJordan Van Rensburg [12]
2022Lu Juan MzykBianca RamalhoSphilangomusa Khwezi MsweliAnita MeyerSharne Dheochand [19] [25]
2023 Gugulethu Mayisela Thulani NdzotyanaJoey RomanRobyn HillMonique Best [26]
Note
1. ^α Currently, the national director of Miss Grand South Africa. [5]
2. ^γ Previously World Super Model 2017, [27] Miss Supranational South Africa 2018, [28] and Miss Intercontinental South Africa 2018. [29]

International competition

The following list shows South Africa's representatives at the Miss Grand International pageant.

YearRepresentativeOriginal national titleCompetition performanceNational directorRef.
PlacementSpecial award(s)
2014 Ane ReynoldsAppointedDid not competeInvited [30] [31]
2015 Magdalena Pieterse Miss Grand South Africa 2015 Unplaced—Anel de Swardt [1]
2016 Caitlin Harty Miss Grand South Africa 2016 Unplaced—Harish Goyal [3] [9]
2017 Yajna Debideen1st runner-up Miss Supranational South Africa 2017Unplaced—Lenie Pieterse [4] [5]
2018 Misha ChristieMiss Grand South Africa 2018Unplaced— [23]
2019 Belinde Schreuder Miss Grand South Africa 2019 Top 20— [8] [16]
2020 Anronet RoelofszMiss Grand South Africa 2020Unplaced— [24]
2021 Jeanè Van DamMiss Grand South Africa 20214th runner-up— [6] [7] [32]
2022 Lu Juan Mzyk Miss Grand South Africa 2022 Unplaced— [19]
2023 Gugulethu Mayisela Miss Grand South Africa 2023 Unplaced— [26]
2024 Miss Grand South Africa 2024

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